The Country Music Association released the artists and songs that will be featured on the 2023 CMA Fest special. Hosted by Dierks Bentley, Elle King, and Lainey Wilson, this year’s lineup includes collaborations between Vince Gill and Luke Combs, Cody Johnson and Reba McEntire, Miranda Lambert and Leon Bridges, and Tanya Tucker with Elle King and Lainey Wilson.
Also set to perform on the three-hour special are Alabama, Jason Aldean, Bentley, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Dan + Shay, Jordan Davis, HARDY, Tyler Hubbard, Jelly Roll, and Cody Johnson. Plus, Avril Lavigne, Little Big Town, Ashley McBryde, Tim McGraw, Jo Dee Messina, Old Dominion, Jon Pardi, Carly Pearce, Darius Rucker, and Keith Urban.
CMA Fest will air on ABC on Wednesday, July 19, 2023 at 8pm ET/PT.
Featured Performers and Songs:
Alabama — “Mountain Music”
Jason Aldean — “Try That In A Small Town”
Dierks Bentley — “Gold”
Luke Bryan — “But I Got A Beer In My Hand”
Eric Church — “Smoke a Little Smoke”/ “Bad Mother Trucker”
Luke Combs — “Love You Anyway”
Dan + Shay — “Speechless”
Jordan Davis — “Buy Dirt”
Vince Gill and Luke Combs — “One More Last Chance”
HARDY — “TRUCK BED”
HARDY featuring Lainey Wilson — “wait in the truck”
Tyler Hubbard — “Dancin’ In The Country”
Jelly Roll – “Need A Favor”
Cody Johnson — “’Til You Can’t”
Cody Johnson and Reba McEntire — “Whoever’s In New England”
Elle King featuring Miranda Lambert — “Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home)”
Miranda Lambert and Leon Bridges — “If You Were Mine”
Miranda Lambert and Avril Lavigne — “Kerosene/Sk8er Boi”
Little Big Town — “Wine, Beer, Whiskey”
Ashley McBryde — “Light On In The Kitchen”
Tim McGraw — “Standing Room Only”
Jo Dee Messina and Carly Pearce — “I’m Alright”
Old Dominion — “Memory Lane”
Jon Pardi — “Your Heart Or Mine”
Carly Pearce — “What He Didn’t Do”
Darius Rucker — “Fires Don’t Start Themselves”
Tanya Tucker with Elle King and Lainey Wilson — “Texas (When I Die)”
Keith Urban — “Wild Hearts”
Lainey Wilson — “Watermelon Moonshine”
The performances took place during the 50th anniversary of CMA Fest held in Nashville June 8th through June 11th.
